Trey Finney Monday, April 27th, 2020 Fun with Gouache!     Description: Gouache is great for Plein Air, travel, preliminary sketching, quick color and value notes, or taking it all the way to a finished product. The paints are fast drying and an inexpensive alternative to painting with oils, whether in the studio or on […]

Ingrid Derrickson Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 Modern Impressionism in Miniature Still Life     Description: Small Impressions...painting miniature still lifes in oil or acrylic. This class will enhance your abilities to express color, encourage daily painting habits, create expressive little gems abstracted in light and shadow. Time: 9:30am-4:30pm Member Fee: $70        Non-member […]

Mike Sowers and Ed Routon Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 Drawing Your Way to Better Landscapes     It is said of painting that Value does all the work while Color gets all the credit. Description:  The class will include sound theory plus useful tools and techniques to strengthen your landscape drawings, which will yield improved results […]

Erin Martin, Kevin Menck, Dawn Whitelaw Friday, May 1st, 2020 A Panel on Panels     Description: An evening discussing surfaces and what they can do for your painting. From mounted canvas and linen, to priming hardboard your own with gesso and pumice, slick sealed woods, craft paper... there’s a surface for every painter. It’s […]

Erin Martin Saturday May 2nd, 2020 (Rain Date May 5th) Speedy Sunset Chasing     Description:  Chasing first light and last light is one of my favorite plein air practices. This will be the zippiest workshop ever. We'll gather for a  quick pow-wow about what materials and methods have served me well in the hunt, […]

Diane May Sunday, May 3, 2020 Florals with Attitude!     Description: Learn how to energize your floral paintings with dynamic gestures from block-in to finish. Students may paint an outdoor floral still life or paint flowers in the garden (in case of rain in upstairs studio)  Time:  9:00 am to 4:00 pm – 9-1 […]

Karen Philpott Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Captivated by Wildflowers in the Landscape      Description: Join Karen as she demonstrates in Plein Air how to define a composition from a complex scene and capture wildflowers in the landscape. From interiors to broad sweeps of color, wildflowers bring dramatic interest and emotion to the painted landscape. […]

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT!! PLEASE CONTACT RACHEL BLAIR: chestnutnews2@gmail.com    TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST Kevin Menck Thursday, May 7th, 2020 Simplifying The Landscape Description: This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of basic landscape painting. There will be an emphasis on value, temperature and being able to see and define big shapes […]